Westerners starting pitcher Alex Vargas, a senior at Quinnipiac, surrendered four runs, three earned, in one inning of work and was saddled with the loss. The 2015 draft pick of the Houston Astros allowed one hit and three walks while striking out one. Relievers Ryan Testani, Nick Gallagher and Dylan Stock held Keene to two runs the rest of the game. Shelton’s Testani, a Seton Hall senior, pitched two innings, New Fairfield’s Gallagher, a Binghamton sophomore, pitched four, and Stock, a Binghamton junior, pitched one.

The Westerners will return home to host the Vermont Mountaineers, the reigning NECBL champs, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rogers Park.